BA in Foreign Languages

The Gunda Sporer Oppenheimer Endowed Prize for French Studies (HOLT) was established in 2001 in memory of Gunda S. Oppenheimer, MS Foreign Languages '93, an alum of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Mrs. Oppenheimer was an instructor in French and Spanish. The endowment helps to defray the costs of studying in France and was funded by multiple donors, including her husband, Larry Oppenheimer. The recipient must be a rising junior or senior at George Mason University and will apply through George Mason's Global Education Office.

The Helen Ludwig Sehrt Endowed Scholarship Fund was established in 2008 through the estate of Helen L. Sehrt to provide support for the study of the German language. Mrs. Sehrt was a faculty member in foreign languages. Applicants must be undergraduate students with a minor in the German language. Recipients must maintain a B average in their German classes and may be either full-time or part-time and in-state or out-of-state students. In the future, if the university establishes an undergraduate degree in German, preference will be given to German majors who meet the preceding criteria. The scholarship is renewable. Current students may apply for this scholarship and many other scholarships through the Office of Financial Aid's Academic Works portal.

The purpose of the KAEF Scholarship in Korean Studies fund is to provide support for undergraduate students who are minoring in Korean studies. Preference will be given to students who are also majoring or minoring in education fields. Recipients may be full-time or part-time students and in-state or out-of-state students, and will qualify on the basis of academic merit. Applicants must submit a one-page (single-spaced) essay in Korean explaining their scholarly and career interests in Korean studies and/or education and a recommendation letter from a Korean studies faculty member at George Mason. Questions about this fund should be directed to the Modern and Classical Languages Department.

Modern and Classical Languages Scholarship funds general scholarships within the Modern and Classical Languages Department

The William Weaver Prize in Italian Studies was established in 2014 by Dr. William P. Naylor and Mrs. Penelope Naylor in memory of William Weaver, a pre-eminent translator of modern Italian literature. The fund provides scholarships for students with a declared minor in Italian studies. Recipients must have a declared minor in Italian studies and be enrolled as an undergraduate student at the time of the award with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA. They may be either part-time or full-time students, and may be in-state or out-of-state students. Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic merit and financial need. Questions should be directed to the Modern and Classical Languages Department.

The Martha P. Francescato Scholarship fund provides scholarship support for undergraduate students applying for the study abroad program. The recipient must be pursuing a degree in Spanish. Applicants must submit an essay stating why they need additional funds for study abroad and detailing their commitment to the Spanish program.  Preference will be given to applicants who have not yet previously studied abroad. One scholarship will be awarded annually to one student. The scholarship award may not be divided among multiple applicants. This scholarship is not renewable. 

The Modern and Classical Language Study Abroad Scholarship supports scholarships for students participating in a George Mason study abroad program.

The Randolph and Lucy Church Scholarship Endowment was established in 2006 by Randolph W. Church Jr. and Lucy C. Church, ’81, MPA ’86, to attract outstanding students majoring in English, history, modern languages, philosophy, psychology, political sciences, humanities, or economics. Mr. Church, an attorney, is a former rector of the Board of Visitors and former trustee of the George Mason University Foundation. Mrs. Church, a former trustee of the foundation and a former faculty member, is an alum of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Recipient must:

• Be an incoming freshman with a minimum high school GPA of 3.5 and a strong record of scholastic achievement in college preparatory courses
• Be a full-time undergraduate student
• Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Show unusual promise of superior scholastic achievement in the opinion of the college dean
• Major in one of the following: English, history, modern languages philosophy, psychology, or economics